What is ples?
>> ples is a set of ReSTful HTTP interfaces to commonly used Open Source databases for the Perl, Python and PHP scripting languages. An application exposes its database to other applications as a REST web service i.e. URI-addressable resources. ples will provide a simple HTTP based mechanism for interoperability between applications and databases over networks and the Internet.

What is ples-utils?
>> A hodgepodge of simple, small but very useful programs written in Perl, Python or PHP. For example - untill quite recently there was no way to access hosts.deny/allow from within Python - now we have PyTCPWrap, courtesy of the ples project.

Latest News

Change the license agreement for ples to LGPL on 2004-10-21.

Can't believe it - September 2004 and yet not one single line of code written. OK - that is if you don't count PyTCPWrap - a wrapper for libwrap (TCP wrappers) which is going to be hosted under ples-utils. Keep watching this space!

January 2004. I love to work on this project but - need a little help. The UML is complete (lets rather say good enough to start working) but I don't have time to cut any code. Contact me if you can give a hand!

It is mid October and we are little behind schedule. Hopefully the UML will be near complete by end October.

ples intends to provide a common conceptual framework for developing REST interfaces to SQL databases in the Perl, Python and PHP scripting languages. The modules will first be designed and defined in terms of UML to provide a language independent framework to work from. The "UML" notation used doesn't necessarily comply with any recognised standard and has been modified so that it can easily be published and edited on-line.

The following basic functionality will be rendered by a ples database interface :

ples intends to provide a common conceptual framework for developing REST interfaces to SQL databases in the Perl, Python and PHP scripting languages. The modules will first be designed and defined in terms of UML to provide a language independent framework to work from. The "UML" notation used doesn't necessarily comply with any recognised standard and has been modified so that it can easily be published and edited on-line.

The following basic functionality will be rendered by a ples database interface :